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Spot Dessert Bar: Summer Edition

Spot Dessert Bar: Summer Edition

Spot Dessert Bar NYC

If you guys have been following along for while, you might remember this post about Spot Dessert Bar. Last week, they invited us in to taste and photograph some of their classics along with some upcoming specials that will be featured on their summer menu. And who in their right mind says no to free dessert? They work closely with Ian Kittichai from Iron Chef Thailand to develop new and creative dessert tapas year round. I also decided to include some behind the scenes photos here, because I'm so impressed at the effort that goes into each of their dessert creations. You already know how much I love food, but you might not know that I currently work in the food industry. If you're interested in behind the scenes from food photo shoots, NYC restaurants and locations and of course my travels, follow me on snap chat: sophiesvob (for more professional photos, as always, instagram). Keep scrolling for more precise descriptions of these desserts! Thank you for reading as always!

The classics: Green Tea chocolate lava cake and golden french toast with vanilla ice cream (my personal favorite).

Spot Dessert Bar NYC

Pistachio dusted chocolate mousse cake.

Coconut smoke infused coconut truffle.

Spot Dessert Bar NYC

Lychee Panna Cotta with raspberry sorbet, chocolate caviar and edible flowers.

Spot Dessert Bar NYC

The Smith

The Smith

My best friend Emma recently moved into her new apartment and is now an expert in all things East Village, so she took us to one of her favorite brunch places: The Smith. (Don't worry they have locations in midtown and the Upper West Side too!) The atmosphere is relaxed and it's lovely to enjoy the fresh air from the big windows as you eat.

Fried Chicken Lunch

Momofuku Fried Chicken Lunch

Momofuku is already a pretty cool place to eat, but if you book ahead you can get their fried chicken lunch or dinner, which takes everything to a whole new level, as my room mate Diya can confirm.

We started out with shrimp buns.

And sausage buns.

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Then came the chicken with these four sauces: spicy chili, duck sauce, scallion sauce and 

 

With fresh veggies.

Momofuku Fried Chicken Lunch

And the masterpiece: one southern style buttermilk fried chicken and one spicy Korean fried chicken.

My favorite was the Korean fried chicken, with duck sauce wrapped in a pancake.

And the not so tasty aftermath of our meal:

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And for desert salted pretzel truffles, "The Ritz" cookies and soft serve from Momofuku milk bar.

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Make sure you reserve in advance, it's pretty popular and now I definitely know why! Find them in East Village: